Better Bagpipe Blowing: Take It to the Limit
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
You should always be playing at the edge of your abilities if you are committed to improvement. That is a given in just about anything you do. There…
You should always be playing at the edge of your abilities if you are committed to improvement. That is a given in just about anything you do. There…
Ed. Note: Now is the time when many pipe bands are outfitting their pipe corps with new chanter reeds for the big contests to come. Here is a…
Pareto Principle: Roughly 80% of the effects of many events come from 20% of the causes. We all want to crack the secret of good bagpiping and drumming…
The last ten to fifteen years or so have seen an explosion of synthetic drones reeds makes out on the market. The modern Highland bagpiper is not at…
Never chuck a good reed. A good chanter reed that has served you well may still do so even after it has dried out or turned “wimpy.” As…